Rams Face 49ers In NFC West Tussle

Submitted by jcovington on Thu, 09/26/2013 - 9:19am

A pair of teams looking to get back on track meet up tonight in an NFC West showdown as the San Francisco 49ers face the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. The Rams are also riding a two-game losing streak after getting crushed 31-7 at Dallas on Sunday. The 49ers are coming off a 27-7 home loss to the Colts on Sunday that dropped them to 1-and-2. Both meetings last season went to overtime, with the Rams winning one and the other ending in a tie.

LOCAL WEATHER

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Gus Kleekamp with the Washington Post 218 Junior American Legion Baseball Team. Gus pitches, plays shortstop and bats third on the Junior Legion team that won the state championship in Blue Springs over the weekend. He posted the save in a 4-3 win over Festus in the title game. His batting average is .400 with 47-rbi and 47 runs scored. As a pitcher, he's 5-0 with an ERA of 1.631 and a WHIP of .961.

SPORTS CORNER

The Washington Seniors came back to life with a 14-2 route of Manchester Post 208 in the loser's bracket of the state tournament in Sedalia Friday afternoon. Matt Miller pitched a complete game for the win, as Washington improved to 35-4. The victory puts Post 218 in the championship game against Fike-Blue Springs today.